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PETER A. BENNETT, oF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 355,054, dated December28, 1886.

Application filed February 25, 1886. Serial No. 193,232. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, PETER A. BENNETT, of the city of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new an-d ImprovedBottle-Vasher, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an apparatus for washing the interior of bottleswith a brush; and the invention consists, principally, of thecombination, with a suitable frame, of a spiral spindle to which thebrush is attached, the spindle being adapted to be moved longitudinallyin a suitable apertured plate or sleeve for causing it and the brushattached to it to revolve axially.

The invention also consists of the special construction of theapparatus, the same including a fixed and a spring-actuated slidingframe carrying the spiral spindle, all as hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference is to loe had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a partlysectional plan view of my new and improvedbottle-washing apparatus, showing a bottle applied to the brush, andFig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line x x of Fig. l.

A represents the main frame of the apparatus, composed of the top andbottom pieces, a a, and the end pieces, a c2. In the main frame A isheld the sliding frame B. This is composed of the rods b b and outerplate, b', attached to the rods. The rods b pass loosely throughopenings made in the end pieces, a a2, of the main frame A, andl uponeach rod is placed a coiled spring, c, which normally holds the frame Bforced outward, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, but which permit saidframe to loe forced inward to the position shown in dotted lines.

In an opening, d, in the plate b of the sliding frame, and an opening,e, in the plate a of the main frame, is held loosely the spiral spindleC, which is held to the plate b by the two collars f, placed on thespindle, one each side of the plate, so the spindle will movelongitudinally when the sliding frame is reciprocated or moved to andfrom the main frame A. The opening d, for the outer end of the spiralspindle, isa plain circular opening and forms a journal for thespindle,whi1e the opening c is a threaded opening shaped to fit thespiral portion of the spindle, so that as the spindle is reciprocated itwill canse it to revolve in one direction when the frame B and spindleare forced inward, and in the opposite direction when forced outward bythe action of the springs c. The brush D is attached to the outer end ofthe spindle O, so that the rotary motion of the latter is communicatedto the brush. Secured to the outer surface of the plate b', around theaperture d, is the annular and concaved block or cush` ion g, againstwhich the neck of the bottle to be washed is to be placed, so the bottlewilll not come in contact with the plate b', nor with the outer collar,f, on the spindle C. The opening e, through which the spindle G passes,is by preference lined with a sleeve or bushing, h, which may loe easilyreplaced in case of wear5-and the outer end of the spindle is screwthreaded, as shown at c', to enter a screw-threaded socket formed in theend of the spindle of the brush D, so the brush may be easily attachedto and removed from the spiral spindle.

In use the bottle to be washed will be slipped upon the brush D, and thenose of the bottle placed squarely against the block g, and then thebottle will be pressed forward, which will shove the frame B to theposition shown in dotted lines, and force the spiral spindle C throughthe opening e, which will cause the spindle to revolvethe brush withinthe bottle. The longitudinal movement of the frame B compresses thesprings c, so that as soon as the bottle is relieved of forward pressurethe springwill force the frame B and the spiral spindle C outward, whichwill cause the spiral spindle to revolve the brush D in the oppositedirection within the bottle. Thereciprocating movement of the frame Band bottle thus not only reciprocates but revolves the brush D, and thismovement may be repeated as often and as rapidly as required forcleaning the bottle.

vHaving thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-` 1. An apparatus for washing bottles, comprisingastationary frame having a fixed bush- IOO ing, h, a sliding frame, anda. longitudinallythe spiral spindle C, held by the plate b at itsl xomoving spiral spindle journaled in the sliding outer end and passedthrough the opening e frame to move longitudinally therewith, the in themain frame, the opening e being made spiral portion of the spindlepassing through to fit the spiral spindle, substantially as and 5 thexed bushing, substantially as described. Yfor the purposes set forth.

2. In a bottle-washing apparatus, the slid- PETER A. BENNETT. ing frameB, composed of the rods b and plate Witnesses: b', frame A, holding therods b, and the coiled MICHL. BENNETT,

springs c, placed thereon, in combination Withv J. J. BENNETT.

